Stella & Rose's Books

BRITTON'S CATHEDRALS (CATHEDRAL ANTIQUITIES): NORWICH, YORK AND PETERBOROUGH
Written by John Britton.
Stock no. 1831640
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown. 1828. Very good condition.

Three volumes bound as one in modern red cloth binding with gilt title 'Britton's Cathedrals' to spine with date of '1816' to base of spine. Contains: The History and Antiquities of the See and Cathedral Church of Norwich 1816; The History and Antiquities of the Metropolitical Church of York 1819; The History and Antiquities of the Abbey, and Cathedral Church of Peterborough 1828. Marbled text block. B/w engravings of views, elevations, plans etc. First printings, latest date is 1828. A few minor grubby marks to boards which are otherwise bright. Top corner tips of boards very lightly bumped. Some foxing to contents, mainly to plates. Binding is lovely and tight. Overall, a decent copy in modern binding.

BRITTON'S CATHEDRALS (CATHEDRAL ANTIQUITIES): GLOUCESTER, HEREFORD AND WORCESTER
Written by John Britton.
Stock no. 1831639
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown And Green. 1829. Very good condition.

Three volumes bound as one in modern red cloth binding with gilt title 'Britton's Cathedrals' to spine with date of '1829' to base of spine. Contains: The History and the Antiquities of the Abbey and Cathedral Church of Gloucester 1829; The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Hereford 1831; The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Worcester 1835. Marbled text block. B/w engravings of views, elevations, plans etc. First printings, latest date is 1835. A few minor grubby marks to boards which are otherwise bright. Some foxing to contents, mainly to plates. Binding is lovely and tight. Overall, a decent copy in modern binding.

BRITTON'S CATHEDRALS (CATHEDRAL ANTIQUITIES): SALISBURY, LICHFIELD AND CANTERBURY
Written by John Britton.
Stock no. 1831638
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown. 1821. Very good condition.

Three volumes bound as one in modern red cloth binding with gilt title 'Britton's Cathedrals' to spine with date of '1814' to base of spine. Contains: The History and the Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury 1814; The History and Antiquities of the See and Cathedral Church of Litchfied 1820; The History and Antiquities of The Metropolitical Church of Canterbury 1821. Marbled text block. B/w engravings of views, elevations, plans etc. First printings, latest date is 1821. A few minor grubby marks to boards which are otherwise bright. Top corner lightly bumped. Some foxing to contents. Binding is lovely and tight. Overall, a decent copy in modern binding.

GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1831637
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A 'King of the Commandos' Adventure. A desperate treasure hunt in siamese jungle, which began harmlessly enough as a fishing holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. Gimlet and 'Cub' Peters lead an expedition to vindicate a dead man's faith. Green cloth, colour frontis. 8 b/w illustrations. Boards clean. A couple of hinges lightly pulled. Small brown rust marks to front endpaper (minor). Some light foxing mainly to prelims otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of small chips. Six small squares of clear tape to verso.

THE CITY OF THE THREE CROWNS
Written by G.J. Monson-Fitzjohn.
Stock no. 1831636
Published by A. Brown & Sons Limited. 1sdts 1927. Almost very good condition.

Being Letters Upon Prominent Episodes in the History of Kingston Upon Hull from the Date of its First Charter Onwards. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. xvi and 174 pages. Spine browned, front board stained, boards grubby/scuffed. Text block browned. Two lengthy inscriptions to free front endpaper. Foxing and a few grubby marks to contents. Hinges pulled but binding tight.

A TREATISE ON MINE-SURVEYING
Written by Bennett H. Brough.
Stock no. 1831635
Published by Charles Griffin & Company. 2nd 1889. Very good condition.

This work is intended primarily for students, and embodies the substance of the course of intstruction in Mine-Surveying given at the Royal School of Mines. It may also be found useful as a companion to the standard works of reference on Land-surveying. Second edition, revised. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. xvi and 302 pages plus 36 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Boards a little marked and stained. Text block browned. name in ink to half-title page. Front hinge between free front endpaper and half-title page pulled but tight. A few marks to contents.

CORNWALL AND ITS PEOPLE
Written by A.K. Hamilton Jenkin; Arthur Quiller-Couch.
Stock no. 1831634
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1946. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Comprising Cornish Seafarers, Cornwall and the Cornish, Cornish Homes and Customs. Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xvi and 487 pages including index. Reprint. Minor spotting to front board. A few minor foxspots present, mainly to prelims and text block. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby with a few tiny chips, top corner of front flap has been torn away.

THE YOUNG MILL-WRIGHT & MILLER'S GUIDE
Written by Oliver Evans; Eugene S. Ferguson.
Stock no. 1831633
Published by The Oliver Evans Press. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This work, originally published in 1795, emphasizes sturdy foundations, safe dam design, and reliable mill structures, along with detailed descriptions of improvements for elevating grain, conveying it through machines, and grinding into meal and flour. Foreword by Eugene S. Ferguson. Brown cloth boards, gilt titles and red title blocks. B/w illustrations, some folding. Third printing. Small red ink smudge to lower edge of front of dustwrapper else a lovely, clean copy.

JELLY-FISH, STAR-FISH AND SEA-URCHINS: BEING A RESEARCH ON PRIMITIVE NERVOUS SYSTEMS
Written by G.J. Romanes.
Stock no. 1831632
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.. 1st 1885. Very good condition.

The International Scientific Series Vol. L. This work is centered around the investigation of the primitive nervous systems of jelly-fish and star-fish, exploring their anatomy, physiology, and the results of various experiments conducted over several summers. B/w illustrations. vi and 323 pages plus 40 page list of books by the publisher to rear. Top & tail of spine lightly worn, edges of spine rubbed. Hinges lightly pulled but binding is still tight. Contents clean.

THE ENCHANTED LAND: TALES TOLD AGAIN
Written by Louey Chisholm. Illustrated by Katharine Cameron.
Stock no. 1831631
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack. Very good condition.

A collection of 16 fairy tales, first story is The Snow Queen. Illustrated with 16 beautiful colour plates including frontispiece. Green cloth boards with black titles and decoration to spine, pictorial onlay of 'The Babes in the Wood' to top front board. xiv and 211 pages. Undated. A few minor marks to boards but generally nice and clean looking. Text block browned with a few foxspots. Endpapers lightly browned. Hinges to prelims lightly pulled. A few foxspotsmainly to margins. All plates present, some are worn at edges.

CHURCHILL: HIS PAINTINGS
Written by David Coombs. Illustrated by Winston S. Churchill.
Stock no. 1831630
Published by George Rainbird Ltd. 1967. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book illustrates virtually all of Winston Churchill's paintings which are known to have survived and forms a kind of pictorial diary of his private life, a personal record of his family and friends, their homes, holidays and travels, across a span of more than forty years. Compiled by David Coombs and with a foreword by Lady Spencer-Churchill. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title on black to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 272 pages including index. Second impression, same year as first publication. Base of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Boards clean. Some minor foxing to text block. Name & date in ink to front pastedown and 4 digits written in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

MARTYRS AND MURDERERS: THE GUISE FAMILY AND THE MAKING OF EUROPE
Written by Stuart Carroll.
Stock no. 1831629
Published by Oxford University Press. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of three generations of treacherous, bloodthirsty power-brokers. One of the richest and most powerful families in sixteenth-century France, the House of Guise played a pivotal role in the history of Europe. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 345 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199229079. Third printing. Boards clean. Text block has some minor foxing. Some minor surface paper damage to plates where plates have stuck together and been prised apart. Else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, lightly rubbed at corners.